Creatine helps build muscle mostly by keeping muscle cells hydrated and reducing breakdown, not by making your body produce more muscle protein.

Taking creatine helps your muscle cells soak up more water, making them swell a bit—and this swelling tells your body to stop breaking down muscle as much.

Taking creatine supplements may help your muscles heal faster and get stronger again after a tough workout or injury, especially if you regularly lift weights.

Taking creatine makes your muscle cells swell, which tells your body to start building more muscle, and insulin makes this happen even better by boosting muscle-building signals and slowing down muscle breakdown.

Taking creatine supplements can help you build more muscle and get stronger because it helps your muscles recharge their energy faster during intense workouts like lifting weights or sprinting.

Taking creatine supplements pulls water into your muscles, making them look bigger, but it might also mess with how well they work by stretching the muscle fibers.